Streameast, the largest online sports piracy network in the world, has been shut down by law enforcement on the eve of the 2025 NFL season. Through its 80 associated internet domains, the illegal network logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year. Who shut down Streameast? The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, or […]
Two bills passed by California lawmakers would limit the power of immigration enforcement officers when it comes to schools. Gov. Gavin Newsom will now decide whether the SAFE Act (SB 98) and the California Safe Haven Schools Act (AB 49) will become law. The SAFE Act The Sending Alerts to Families in Education, or SAFE […]
A sitcom writer says he was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport this week, allegedly over posts he made on X. Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan said five armed officers approached him when he stepped off his flight in London from the United States and asked him about social media posts critical of the trans community. […]
Potential homebuyers are canceling their purchase agreements at a record rate, according to Redfin, which first started tracking this trend in 2017. According to their data, more than 15% of homes that were under contract in July had the home-purchase agreement terminated by the buyer. Redfin attributes the record high to higher home prices, higher […]
Members of Congress say enough is enough – they don’t want lawmakers trading stocks, and they are determined to end the practice within the next year and a half. A bipartisan group — which includes fiscal conservatives like Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Democratic Socialists like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. — introduced a bill to ban […]
A rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in California has prompted at least one state leader to recommend that people wear masks indoors. The state currently has high coronavirus levels in sewage, according to the CDC. COVID in wastewater Wastewater surveillance is a tool used by public health officials to track the presence of viruses […]
The Trump administration could declare a national housing emergency this fall, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Washington Examiner on Monday. If President Donald Trump declares a national housing emergency, the federal government would have extra powers to act quickly. If the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, Bessent acknowledged that it could help reduce the […]
President Donald Trump has requested the Supreme Court to intervene in his global tariff dispute. At stake are billions of dollars and his authority to implement broad trade measures under emergency powers. Plus, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring are warning that they’ll publish their own list of clients if Congress doesn’t take action. Also, […]
Portugal is in mourning after a deadly cable car crash in Lisbon killed at least 17 people on Wednesday. The government declared a national day of mourning on Thursday, calling it the city’s worst accident in recent memory. The Elevador Da Gloria, a popular tourist streetcar, or funicular, derailed Wednesday evening and slammed into a […]
The hum of a diesel engine is a sweet sound to a fisherman’s ears. Recently, the owners of the 48-foot Mack Attack emptied the fuel tank of its petroleum diesel and filled it with RD99, a biodiesel refined from cooking oil and animal fats. From idle to wide open throttle, the biodiesel performed on par […]
